John Swinney has been amongst admirers who have paid tribute to esteemed academic Sir Geoff Palmer, following his death aged 85.

An 'increasingly desperate' John Swinney has tried to head off an SNP leadership challenge by warning rebels: 'I don't think ...

John Swinney has said Scotland and Northern Ireland have a 'shared interest' in tackling racist violence after 80 Scottish police officers were ...

In a video published on social media in the days after the by-election, Swinney sought to reassert his commitment to independence, stating that “the best way to harness Scotland’s wealth and build a ...

Historically, Mr McGeoghegan said, a party polling at the SNP’s current levels “would only win around 47 seats.” Their current projected overperformance, he added, is due to the fragmented unionist ...

In the wake of his party’s surprise by-election victory last week, Anas Sarwar turned to the Scottish commentariat to say, “I told you ...

Don’t bother publicly asking a politician from our two established mainstream parties about a Grand Coalition. But discuss it with some of them ...

In the run-up to the by-election the SNP leadership played the well-worn Westminster political “first past the post” tactic. That is, not to try to promote your own policies but to claim that a vote ...

THE SNP have been indulging in a massive bout of self-examination since the Hamilton by-election result was announced, which could yet result ...

John Swinney has defended Health Secretary Neil Gray following accusations he was chauffeured to a pub before a football ...